Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)



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TOMMIE BROADWATER, II
Democrat, District 24.

Born in Washington D.C., June 9, 1942.  Attended Prince George's County public schools; Southeastern University in Washington, D.C.  Married to the former Lillian Prince; four children; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

General Assembly:
Member of Senate, 1974-83.  Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1974-83; Chair, Subcommittee on Corrections and Transportation, 1974-83; Vice-Chair, Rules Committee, 1974-83; Member, Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation, 1974-83; Joint Oversight Committee on Corrections, 1974-83; Joint Oversight Committee on Transportation, 1974-83; Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, 1974-83; Governor's Housing Task Force, 1974-83; Governor's Task Force on Youth Employment, 1980-82.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Bondsman, businessman, entrepreneur, restauranteur.  Co-Founder, The Prince George's Community Bank.  Town Councilman, Glenarden, 1968-72.  Member, Democratic Central Committee, 1970-74.  Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1980 and 1988.  Member, Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee; Governor's Housing Task Force.  Former Member, Governor's Task Force on Youth Employment, 1980-82.  Democratic Precinct Coordinator; State Board of Election Supervisor; District Court Judge, Prince George's County; Liquor Inspector; Park and Planning Commissioner; Washington-Suburban Sanitary Commissioner (later Chair); Prince George's County Councilman, 2 years (later Chair); Maryland State Human Relations Commissioner (later Chair); Co-Chair, Democratic Platform Committee; Female Public Defender, Prince George's County; Precinct Chair (24 appointments); Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority.  Charter Member, Ploughman and Fisherman Democratic Club.  Lifetime Member,  NAACP; SCLC.  Member, YMCA; Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce; D.C. Chamber of Commerce; 18th District Democratic Club; Boys and Girls Club of Glenarden; Bondsmen's Association; Board of Directors, Par-Lot Enterprises.  Listed in Who's Who in the East.  Civil Rights and Humanitarian Award, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).  Most Outstanding Graduate Award in the first 25-year History of Fairmont Heights High School.  Benjamin Banneker Public Affairs Award, United Supreme Council 33rd Ancient and Accepted.  SBA Outstanding Service Award, Howard University School of Law.  Outstanding Service Award, Central Child Development Center.  Outstanding Service Award, United Communities Against Poverty (UCAP).  Outstanding Citizen Award, Mayor of Baltimore.  Outstanding Service Award, Prince George's County.  Outstanding Service Award, Mayor and Council, Town of Glenarden.  Community Affairs, Public Policy and Higher Education Award, Morgan State University.

Source: 1983-84 Maryland Manual (Annapolis, Hall of Records Commission, 1983), 82.  Photograph courtesy of Senator Broadwater.


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